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Outdoor photograph of a shirtless young male yoga practitioner performing mallakhamba (Shivasthamba Yoga) on a tall vertical wooden pole, legs wrapped around the pole and palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. He wears a white dhoti wrap and a thin cord necklace. Behind him are red-brick buildings, trees and a large cloudy sky. In the lower right, several people in orange clothing stand on a courtyard, and other pole setups are visible in the background.

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October 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor photo of a young man performing a pole yoga posture on a vertical wooden pole, shirtless with a white dhoti tied at the waist and a yellow sash, hands pressed together in namaste at chest height and legs folded around the pole. Background shows a red-roofed building, green trees, a red-and-white fenced enclosure and a cloudy blue sky. Several people stand on the paved ground below, including orange-clad figures and a man in white. The text overlay on the right reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and the image is a Nithyanandapedia archive photo. a person is not visibly present.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor mallakhamba demonstration on a paved stone courtyard under a cloudy sky, with trees and a red-roofed building behind. In the foreground a shirtless young man with long hair tied back performs a pole yoga posture, gripping a tall vertical wooden pole with his legs wrapped around it and palms pressed together in namaste. He wears an orange dhoti-style cloth and a thin cord necklace. Beside him, three shirtless men in orange cloths and gold chains sit with hands folded in prayer, and a crowd of other practitioners in orange cloths perform on more poles and blue mats across the courtyard. No identifiable a person is visible in the foreground.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a shirtless male yoga practitioner performing Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba pole yoga) on a tall wooden pole. He grips the pole with both hands while his bare legs wrap around it, one foot raised, a small red tilak mark on his forehead and a thin cord around his neck. He wears dark shorts. Behind him stand red-orange multi-storey buildings under a cloudy blue sky, with a tiled rooftop at lower left. Another person's hand holds his foot from below at the bottom edge of the frame.2017-10-03October 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03A photograph of a shirtless male yogi performing a seated pose on the top of a tall vertical wooden pole, a Shivasthamba Yoga (mallakhamba) demonstration. He sits with legs crossed in lotus-like posture atop the pole, wearing a white dhoti with gold-yellow borders wrapped at the waist, and a thin white sacred thread across his bare back. His head is turned away from the camera, and he holds the pole with his hands. Behind him are a cloudy blue sky, trees, and open-air golden lattice structures with domed tops.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20172017-10-03Outdoor mallakhamba session on a paved courtyard under a partly cloudy sky, with a red-brown building and trees behind. In the foreground a shirtless man in orange shorts balances horizontally on a tall upright wooden pole, gripping it with his hands. Around the poles, many people in orange and saffron robes sit or lie on mats, while others in black clothing stand nearby. A small crowd of practitioners is spread across the open ground, with a black stage structure at the right edge.2017-10-03 +1 copies